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This is a list of the longest-running television programmes in the United Kingdom.

Running

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No. of broadcast years
(after year of first broadcast)[a] 		Title Network Genre Airing between
78–79 Lord Mayor's Show BBC One (BBC) Outside broadcast 1937–1938, 1946–present[1]
70–71 National Eisteddfod of Wales[2] BBC One Wales (1953–1982) and S4C (1982–present) Outside broadcast 1953–present
70–71 Panorama[3] BBC One (BBC) and BBC World News (BBC) Current affairs 1953–present
69–70 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod[4] BBC One Wales (1954–1982) and S4C (1982–present) Outside broadcast 1954–present
67–68 Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision and Euroradio networks/BBC TV 1956–1964, BBC One (BBC) 1964–present Song contest 1956–present
66–67 The Sky at Night BBC One (1957–2013) and BBC Four (2014–present) Science programme 1957–present
66–67 Royal Christmas Message BBC TV 1957–1964, BBC One (BBC) 1964–1968, 1970–present Speech
65–66 Blue Peter BBC Television Service (1958–1960), BBC TV (1960–1964), BBC1 (1964–2012), CBBC (1985–present), and CBBC HD (2013–present) Children's television series 1958–present
63–64 Coronation Street[5] ITV Soap opera 1960–present
62–63 Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol (Welsh)[6] BBC One Wales (1961–1982) and S4C (1982–present) Religious series 1961–present
62–63 Songs of Praise BBC One (BBC)
59–60 Horizon BBC Two (BBC) Science programme 1964–present
59–60 Match of the Day BBC Two (1964–1966) and BBC One (1966–present) Sport
55–56 Gardeners' World BBC Two (BBC) Gardening programme 1968–present
54–55 Points of View Factual 1961–1971, 1979–present
54–55 University Challenge ITV (1962–87) and BBC Two (1994–present) Quiz show 1962–1987, 1994–present
53 Cân i Gymru (Welsh) BBC One (1969), BBC One Wales (1970–1978, 1982), HTV (1979, 1981), BBC Radio Cymru (1980), S4C (1983–present) Song contest 1969–1972, 1974–1979, 1981–present
51–52 Newsround BBC One (1972–2012), CBBC (2002–present), BBC Two (2022–present) Children's news 1972–present
51–52 Mastermind BBC One (1972–1997), BBC Radio 4 (1998–2000), Discovery Channel (2001–2002), and BBC Two (2003–) Game show
51–52 Emmerdale ITV Soap opera
50–51 ITV News at Ten News 1967–1999, 2001–2004, 2008–present
49–50 Pobol y Cwm (Welsh)[7] BBC One Wales (1974–1982) and S4C (1982–present) Soap opera 1974–present
48–49 Sportscene BBC One Scotland (BBC), BBC Two Scotland (BBC), and BBC Scotland (BBC) Sport 1975–present
48–49 Arena BBC Two (1975–2011) and BBC Four (2003–present) Documentary 1975–present
46–47 It'll Be Alright on the Night ITV Bloopers programme 1977–present
45–46 The South Bank Show ITV (1978–2010) and Sky Arts (2012–present) Art programme 1978–2010, 2012–present
44–45 Antiques Roadshow BBC One (BBC) Factual 1979–present
44–45 Doctor Who Science fiction series 1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present
44–45 Question Time Political panel programme 1979–present
43–44 Newsnight BBC Two News programme 1980–present
43–44 Children in Need BBC One (BBC) and BBC Two (BBC) Charity programme
42–43 See Hear Deaf magazine programme 1981–present
41–42 Countdown Channel 4 Game show 1982–present
41–42 Cefn Gwlad (Welsh) S4C Rural magazine programme 1982–present
41–42 Noson Lawen (Welsh) S4C Variety Entertainment show 1982–present
39–40 BBC News at Six BBC One (BBC) and BBC News Channel (BBC) News programme 1984–present
38–39 EastEnders BBC One Soap opera 1985–present
37–38 Casualty[8] BBC One Medical drama 1986–present
37–38 BBC News at One BBC One (BBC) and BBC News Channel (BBC) News programme
37–38 HOW[9][10] ITV/CITV Children's programme 1966–1981, 1990–2006, 2020–present
36–37 Dispatches Channel 4 Current affairs 1987–present
36–37 Fireman Sam English: BBC One (Series 1–4), CBeebies (Series 5), Cartoonito (Series 6–present), Channel 5 (Series 8–present)
Welsh: S4C 		Children's television series
35–36 Comic Relief BBC One, BBC Two Charity programme 1988–present
35–36 Countryfile BBC One News magazine
35–36 This Morning ITV Daytime magazine programme
35–36 Sgorio (Welsh) S4C Sport
33–34 Have I Got News for You BBC Two 1990-2000, BBC One 2000-present Satire 1990–present
32–33 Crackerjack BBC TV 1955-1964/ BBC One 1964-1984/ CBBC 2020–present Children's television 1955–1984, 2020–present
31–32 Later... with Jools Holland BBC Two Music 1992–present
29–30 The National Lottery Draws BBC One 1994–2016, BBC iplayer 2017–2018, ITV 2018–present (during advert breaks) Game show 1994–present
28–29 Catchphrase ITV 1986-2002 & 2013–present Game show 1986–2002, 2013–present
28–29 Rownd a Rownd (Welsh) S4C Soap opera 1995–present
28–29 Hollyoaks Channel 4 (1995–present), E4 (2001–present), and All 4 (2022–present) 1995–present
27–28 Silent Witness BBC One Drama 1996–present
26–27 Midsomer Murders ITV Detective series 1997–present
26–27 Jonathan Creek BBC One Crime drama 1997–2016
25–26 Family Fortunes ITV Game show 1980–2002, 2020–present
25–26 Red Dwarf BBC Two 1988-1999, Dave 2009–present, BBC iplayer 2023–present Sitcom 1988–1999, 2009–present
24–25 Grand Designs Channel 4 DIY 1999–present
24–25 Loose Women ITV Talk show 1999–present
24–25 Sky News at 10 Sky News News 1999–present
23–24 Bargain Hunt BBC One Antiques programme 2000–present
23–24 BBC Breakfast BBC One (BBC) and BBC News Channel (BBC) News programme 2000–present
23–24 BBC News at Ten 2000–present
23–24 Unreported World Channel 4 Current affairs programme 2000–present
23–24 Doctors BBC One (BBC) Soap opera 2000–present (due to end in 2024)
21–22 Escape to the Country BBC One (BBC) Daytime Factual 2002–present
21–22 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ITV Variety 2002–present
21–22 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Out of Here! Reality competition series 2002–present
21–22 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Quiz 1998–2014, 2018–present
20–21 Eggheads BBC One (2003–2004), BBC Two (2005–2020), and Channel 5 (2021–present) Quiz 2003–present
20–21 Homes Under the Hammer BBC One Factual 2003–present
20–21 QI BBC One BBC Two BBC Four Panel show 2003–present
20–21 Something Special CBeebies Preschool series 2003–present
19–20 Strictly Come Dancing BBC One Talent show 2004–present
19–20 Live at the Apollo BBC One BBC Two Stand-up comedy 2004–present
19–20 The Gadget Show Channel 5 Consumer technology review 2004–present
19–20 Peppa Pig Channel 5 and Nick Jr. Preschool series 2004–2012, 2016–present
18–19 Come Dine with Me Channel 4 Reality 2005–present
18–19 8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4 More 4 E4 Panel show 2005–present
17–18 The One Show BBC One (BBC) Magazine and chat show 2006–present
17–18 Not Going Out BBC One Sitcom 2006–present
17–18 Dickinson's Real Deal ITV Antiques programme 2006–present
17–18 The Weakest Link BBC One (BBC) BBC Two Quiz 2000–2012, 2017, 2021–present
16–17 Animal Park BBC One Documentary 2000–2009, 2016–present
16–17 Britain's Got Talent ITV Variety talent show 2007-2020, 2022–present
16–17 The Graham Norton Show BBC Two (2007–09) and BBC One (2009–present) Talk show 2007–present
16–17 Shaun the Sheep CBBC (2007–2020, 2022–present), BBC One (2015–2020), Netflix (2020–present), and BBC Two (2022–present) Animation 2007–present
16–17 Would I Lie to You? BBC One Panel show 2007–present
15–16 Only Connect BBC Four (2008-2014), and BBC (2014–present) Quiz 2008–present
15–16 Coach Trip Channel 4 (2005-2015), and E4 (2016–present) Reality 2005–2006, 2009–present
14–15 The Chase ITV Quiz 2009–present
14–15 Pointless BBC Two (2009–2011), and BBC One (2011–present) Quiz 2009–present
13–14 Dancing on Ice ITV Talent show 2006–2014, 2018–present
13–14 The Great British Bake Off BBC Two (2010–2013), BBC One (2014–2016), and Channel 4 (2017–present) Baking competition 2010–present
13–14 A League of Their Own Sky One (2010–2021), and Sky Max (2021–present) Sports Quiz 2010–present
13–14 Lorraine ITV Morning magazine show 2010–present
13–14 The Only Way Is Essex ITV2 (2010–2014), and ITVBe (2014–present) Reality 2010–present
12–13 Death in Paradise BBC One (BBC) Mystery 2011, 2013–present
12–13 The Jonathan Ross Show ITV Talk show 2011–present
12–13 Made In Chelsea E4 Reality 2011–present
12–13 Mrs. Brown's Boys[b] BBC Scotland Sitcom 2011–present
12–13 Geordie Shore MTV Reality 2011–present
11–12 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4 Comedy quiz show 2012–present
11–12 The Last Leg Channel 4 Topical panel 2012–present
11–12 Stand Up to Cancer Channel 4 Charity telethon 2012–present
10–11 Father Brown BBC One (BBC) Mystery 2013–present
10–11 Gogglebox Channel 4 Reality 2013–present
12–13 First Dates Channel 4 Reality dating 2013–present

Ended

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No. of broadcast years after year of first broadcast Title Network Genre Airing between Notes
55 Up (ITV series) Documentary 1964–2019 The BBC version (also made by a unit of ITV Studios) started in April 2000 with two episodes of 28 Up: Millennial Generation broadcast on 29 September 2021 and 6 October 2021, giving a timeframe of 21 years for the BBC programme and 57 years for the overall Up format.[11][12][13]
53 Question of Sport Quiz show 1970–2023
52 What the Papers Say News programme 1956–2008
49 Come Dancing Talent show 1949–1998[c] The celebrity show Strictly Come Dancing[14] has been broadcast on the BBC since 2004 with series 19 being launched on BBC One on 18 September 2021.[15]
49 Grandstand Sport 1958–2007
46 The Generation Game Game show 1971–2018 The series ended in 2002, with two specials hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins being shown on BBC One in April 2018.[16][17] Even though these episodes are listed as series 1[18] on the BBC programme guide, no regular series have been made since Jim Davidson left the series in the early 2000s.
46 The Film Show[19] Entertainment review 1971–2018
44 The Money Programme Finance programme 1966–2010
44 Top Gear Original: BBC One Midlands (1977–1978), BBC Two (1978-2001)
Revival: BBC Two (2002–2020), BBC One (2020–2022) 		Automotive series 1977–2022
43 This Is Your Life Documentary 1955–1964, 1969–2003, 2007
42 Top of the Pops Chart programme 1964–2006 Two special best of the year editions (with one billed as the Christmas show[20] and the other as the New Year show)[21] have been usually scheduled each year since 2006, with the last new episode going out on BBC One on 31 December 2021, giving a total of 57 years. In addition to these shows BBC Four have been broadcasting new Big Hits compilation shows and Story of... documentaries since 2006.[22][23]
38 Holiday Travel documentary 1969–2007 The travelogue series ended in 2007 8 years after the murder of Jill Dando.
38 Tomorrow's World Science and technology 1965–2003
37 Last of the Summer Wine Sitcom 1973–2010
37 The Sooty Show Children's programme 1955–1992
36 Thomas & Friends[24] ITV (Series 1–3 and 7)

Direct-to-video (Series 4–5)

Nick Jr. (Series 6 and 8–11)

Channel 5 (Series 12–24)

Children's programme 1984–2021 Rebooted into Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! by Mattel Television & Nelvana, which premiered in autumn 2021 after cancellation on 20 January 2021.
35 World in Action Current affairs 1963–1998
35 Postman Pat Children's programme 1981–2017
34 Mr and Mrs Game show 1965–1999 Phillip Schofield started to host a celebrity revival called All Star Mr & Mrs in 2008, with this new version lasting until 2016.
34 Watchdog Consumer advice programme 1985–2019[25][26] After the regular series was cancelled, Watchdog became a feature segment on Wednesday night episodes of The One Show,[27][28] with Matt Allwright[29] and Nikki Fox continuing from the old programme to present the reports.[30]
33–34 You've Been Framed! Comedy 1990-2023
33 Crimewatch Crime programme 1984–2017 A spin-off programme, Crimewatch Live, continues to air on an ad-hoc basis as part of BBC One's daytime schedule.
32 Channel 4 Racing Horse racing programme 1984–2016
31 Call My Bluff Game show 1965–1988, 1994, 1996–2004
31 Jackanory Children's programme 1965–1996
30 BBC Nine O'Clock News BBC One (BBC) News programme 1970–2000
30 Grange Hill Children's drama series 1978–2008
30 Sunrise News 1989–2019
28 It's a Knockout Game show 1966–1988, 1990–1994, 1999–2001
28 Timewatch History series 1981–2009
17 GMTV ITV and ITV2 (GMTV2) Breakfast Show 1993–2010 ITV's current breakfast show Good Morning Britain uses the name of GMTV's predecessor, broadcast by ITV company TV-am between 1983 and 1992. This gives the Good Morning Britain breakfast programme brand a span of 38 years as of 2021.[31]
27 Taggart Detective series 1983–2010
27 The Bill Police drama 1983–2010 Also includes the spin-off Murder Investigation Team (2003-2005). On 26 March 2010, ITV had announced that The Bill would be axed due to a dramatic drop in ratings and on 31 August 2010, The Bill aired its final-ever episode at the end of the 26th series.
26 Crossroads Soap opera 1964–1988, 2001–2003
25 Bullseye Sport game show 1981–2006 Bullseye is one of the formats used for Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow with episodes of the game appearing on ITV as part of series 1 (4 July 2020) and series 2 (10 April 2021 and the celebrity version on 8 May 2021). The game will be used again for the third series, alongside episodes including other formats from the 1980s like Child's Play and Strike It Lucky.[32]
24 The Big Match Sport 1968–1992 Between 1997 and 2001, ITV had the rights to show the FA Cup, both as highlights and live, and ITV revived the name The Big Match. However, when these rights reverted to the BBC, with ITV replacing the BBC as holder of the rights to English top-flight football highlights in 2001, the new programme was simply called The Premiership.
24 Poirot ITV Detective drama 1989–2013
24 Play School Children's programme 1964–1988
23 Holby City BBC One (BBC) Medical drama 1999–2022
23 Play Your Cards Right Game show 1980–2003 Play Your Cards Right is one of the formats used for Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow with episodes of the game appearing on ITV as part of series 1 (27 June 2020 and a celebrity version from 30 May 2020) and series 2 (a celebrity special on 3 April 2021).
23 Take the High Road Soap opera 1980–2003
23 Top of the Pops 2 Archive music programme 1994–2017
22 Only Fools and Horses Sitcom 1981–2003 Also includes the spin-offs The Green Green Grass (2005-2009) and Rock and Chips (2010-2011)
22 ChuckleVision Children's programme 1987–2009
21 Art Attack Children's programme 1990–2007, 2011–2015
21 Brookside Soap opera 1982–2003
21 Dixon of Dock Green Police drama 1955–1976
21 Parkinson Chat show 1971–1982, 1987–1988, 1998–2007 A retrospective show Parkinson at 50 was broadcast by BBC One on 28 August 2021.[33]
20 Pingu CBeebies Children's programme 1986–2006
20 Rainbow Children's education 1972–1992
20 The Really Wild Show Children's programme 1986–2006
20 Surprise Surprise Game show 1984–2001, 2012–2015
20 Time Team Archaeology 1994–2014 In May 2021, Time Team's producer, Tim Taylor announced the return of the series, with free episodes to be shown on YouTube.[citation needed] The first episodes of the revival began appearing on YouTube in 2022.
19 Jim'll Fix It Children's programme 1975–1994, 2007
19 The Krypton Factor Game show 1977–1995, 2009–2010
19 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Panel show 1996–2015 Sky put into production a new version of Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2021 with Greg Davies as host and Noel Fielding continuing in his role as team captain alongside Daisy May Cooper, giving the show a total of 25 years.[34][35][36]
18 Blind Date Dating game show 1985–2003 Channel 5 broadcast a version of this format with Paul O'Grady between 2017 and 2019, giving Blind Date a span of 34 years.[37]
18 Heartbeat Drama 1992–2010 Also includes the spin-off The Royal (2003-2011)
18 A Touch of Frost Detective drama 1992–2010
17 Big Brother Reality television 2000–2010; 2011–2018 The reality show was relaunched on ITV2 since October 2023 and is currently presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best. Also includes the spin-off Celebrity Big Brother since 2001.
17 Byker Grove Teen drama 1989–2006
17 Mock the Week Panel show 2005–2022
17 Opportunity Knocks Talent show 1956, 1964–1978, 1987–1990
16 After Dark Discussion series 1987–1997, 2003
15 Z-Cars Police procedural 1962–1965, 1967–1978
15 SMart Children's programme 1994–2009
15 Fifteen To One Quiz Show 1988-2003 William G. Stewart hosted the original series every weekday afternoons before ending in 2003. From 2014 to 2019, Sandi Toksvig took over as host.
15 Minder Comedy drama 1979–1994
14 Blankety Blank Game show 1979–1990, 1997–1999, 2001–2002 BBC One started broadcasting a new series of Blankety Blank on 2 October 2021 with Bradley Walsh as host, with the new episodes airing on the channel more than 41 years after the BBC broadcast the first episode with Terry Wogan on 18 January 1979.[38][39][40][41]
14 London's Burning Drama 1988–2002
14 Rumpole of the Bailey Legal drama 1978–1992
14 The Jeremy Kyle Show Tabloid talk show 2005–2019 The show ended on 10 May 2019 following the death of a guest named Steve Dymond after failing a lie detector test.
14 The X Factor Talent show 2004–2018 This total does not include the 2019 spin-offs The X Factor: Celebrity or The X Factor: The Band.
13 Get Your Own Back Children's game show 1991–2004
13 The Vicar of Dibley Sitcom 1994–2007, 2020
13 Crosswits Quiz Show 1985-1998
13 Strike It Lucky Quiz Show 1986-1999 Rebranded as Strike It Rich from 1996 to 1999.
13 Inspector Morse ITV Detective drama 1987–2000 Also includes the spin-offs Lewis (2006-2015) and Endeavour (2012-2023)
13 Foyle's War ITV, STV, and UTV Detective drama 2002–2015
13 Telly Addicts Quiz Show 1985-1998
12 All Creatures Great and Small Comedy drama 1978–1990 In 2020, Channel 5 started to broadcast a new version of the show with Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot and Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon.[42]
12 The Basil Brush Show Children's programme 1968–1980 A show with the same name ran from 2002 to 2007 but was a sitcom whereas the original show was a variety show.
12 Blockbusters Quiz 1983–1993, 1994–1995, 1997, 2000–2001, 2012, 2019
12 Britain's Got More Talent Variety talent companion show 2007–2019 This title was replaced by a new companion show, Britain's Got Talent: Unseen, on the ITV Hub from 2020.[43][44]
12 New Tricks BBC One (BBC) Comedy drama 2003–2015
12 The Goodies BBC (Series 1-8) and ITV (Series 9) only Comedy 1970-1982 The trio consisted of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
12 Peep Show Sitcom 2003–2015
12 The Price is Right Game show 1984–1988, 1989–1990, 1995–2001, 2006–2007 The Price is Right is one of the formats used for Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow with episodes of the game appearing on ITV as part of series 1 (6 June 2020) and series 2 (17 April 2021).
12 Spitting Image Satire 1984–1996 In 2020, a new version of the show was made for international streamer BritBox with input from American and British writers. A couple of the episodes from the revived series, such as the Halloween Special (30 October 2021), have been also shown on ITV, the original broadcast channel of Spitting Image when it debuted 37 years earlier.[45]
12 The Xtra Factor Talent companion show 2004–2016
11 Benidorm Sitcom 2007–2018
11 Brum Children's programme 1991–2002
11 Children's Ward Children's drama series 1989–2000
11 Deal or No Deal Game show 2005–2016 ITV has revived the show since November 2023 currently hosted by Stephen Mulhern
11 Harry Hill's TV Burp Comedy 2001–2012
11 Mike and Angelo Children's programme 1989–2000
11 My Family Sitcom 2000–2011
11 Till Death Us Do Part Comedy 1965–1975
10 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Detective drama 1984–1994
10 One Foot in the Grave Sitcom 1990–2000
10 Rosie and Jim CITV (ITV) Children's programme 1990–2000
10 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Sitcom 2001–2011

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Discounting first years of further runs if broadcast non-continuously
  2. ^ Made in partnership with Irish broadcaster RTÉ
  3. ^ Not a competition until 1953

References

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  2. ^ "Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales 1953". 3 August 1953. p. 16 – via BBC Genome.
  3. ^ "Panorama BBC Television, 11 November 1953". BBC Genome. 11 November 1953. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 1954". 7 July 1954. p. 15 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ Bloxham, Andy (24 September 2010). "Coronation Street becomes world's longest-running soap". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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  7. ^ "Pobol y Cwm". 16 October 1974. p. 55 – via BBC Genome.
  8. ^ "Casualty to celebrate the end of 30th Anniversary series with a pioneering one-shot episode". BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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  17. ^ "BBC One - the Generation Game, Series 1, Episode 2".
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